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the white house stressed that president obama did not know about this controversy until recently but top republicans are arguing maybe the president should have known. >> for me to believe that the irs commissioner knew about this a year ago and didn't tell anybody? it's hard for me to believe that the white house counsel knew about this a month ago and didn't tell the chief of staff? if that's the case you don't have much counsel. it is critically important that the american people have trust that the irs -- critical they though ate been down in a nonpartisan way. this is a breach of the trust. regardless of the motivation and how it happened, a breach of the trust and we have to fix it. >> ins a president obama's second term agenda has run into road blocks. mike the white house just revealed more. what did we learn now? >> at the start of a busy week here on capitol hill the white house is fleshing out the timeline about what was known when about irs targeting. >> we knew the subject of the investigation, and we knew the nature of some of the potential findings, but with did not ha
the white house stressed that president obama did not know about this controversy until recently but top republicans are arguing maybe the president should have known. >> for me to believe that the irs commissioner knew about this a year ago and didn't tell anybody? it's hard for me to believe that the white house counsel knew about this a month ago and didn't tell the chief of staff? if that's the case you don't have much counsel. it is critically important that the american people have...
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and if he says anything that relates to anybody connected to the white house, mr. obama will really be in trouble. >> interesting right there. >>> let's go back out live to the amgen tour of california that is right now crossing the beautiful golden gate bridge. that is an iconic shot right there. we have some of the world's top cyclists crossing one of the world's most notable bridges. >> that's right. and we'll be right back with more. ,,,,,, . >>> another live look right now at the cyclists in the amgen tour of california, crossing the golden gate bridge. as we speak, 111 cyclists on their way right now to santa rosa from marina green, the final leg of the tour of california. . >>> and here is a look now at this morning's top stories. another big event going on as we speak as well. >> that's right. it's the bay to breakers. it got going in san francisco within the past hour. tilusa of ethiopia finished first among men and diane curry johnson from africa was the top finisher among women. she finished 8th in last month's boston marathon as well. >>> and "face the
and if he says anything that relates to anybody connected to the white house, mr. obama will really be in trouble. >> interesting right there. >>> let's go back out live to the amgen tour of california that is right now crossing the beautiful golden gate bridge. that is an iconic shot right there. we have some of the world's top cyclists crossing one of the world's most notable bridges. >> that's right. and we'll be right back with more. ,,,,,, . >>> another live...
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john louis said if it wasn't for freedom summer, barack obama wouldn't be in the whies how white house. 40 years from now our children are going to see a better criminal defense public defense system because of you. so our lawyers are changing the world. public defenders are changing the world everyday and you don't realize it because you are caught up in this wrath of injustice. part of it is supporting the public defenders to advocate with stories to try to get the resources that we need and to ultimately build a movement where the voices are too loud. you can't ignore the voices saying. remember what gideon said, this is a civil rights issue and we need to shame the country into stepping up to the plate. >> if anyone wants to learn more about gideon's promise i have borrow brochure. the website is gideon's promise.org. >> can you tell us about your personal story ? >> my personal story came in 1991. i was convicted of second degree murder of shooting into an occupied car and attempted murder. it all erupted from the area i was from. i from the projectssan francisco off the -- i forg
john louis said if it wasn't for freedom summer, barack obama wouldn't be in the whies how white house. 40 years from now our children are going to see a better criminal defense public defense system because of you. so our lawyers are changing the world. public defenders are changing the world everyday and you don't realize it because you are caught up in this wrath of injustice. part of it is supporting the public defenders to advocate with stories to try to get the resources that we need and...
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president obama went into the next term there was whole thing over the campaign and white house, the campaign and white house. people going back and forth, burton and axelrod. they created such a cloud. you don't know who was there when the decisions were made. this be they move on. who was there? someone was there, whether it's a campaign or the white house, somebody made these calls. it doesn't matter anymore. obama had to know. >> kimberly: i want to listen to another piece. >> bob: i don't think that he knew. >> kimberly: this is another interesting piece. this is goldberg, i want to get your reaction. what if it wasn't tea party groups or conservative groups how would it be handled? would it be taken more seriously. take a listen. >> imagine if progressive groups or black civil rights groups were going to their congressmen and senators sand saying we are being persecuted by the irs going back two years. does anyone believe that the white house would spend two years rolling their eyes saying nothing is going on there, to believe that no one would pick up the phone and try to get
president obama went into the next term there was whole thing over the campaign and white house, the campaign and white house. people going back and forth, burton and axelrod. they created such a cloud. you don't know who was there when the decisions were made. this be they move on. who was there? someone was there, whether it's a campaign or the white house, somebody made these calls. it doesn't matter anymore. obama had to know. >> kimberly: i want to listen to another piece. >>...
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. >>> it was a tough week to be in the white house. president obama was hit with a trio of controversies. the aftermath of the benghazi hearing, the revelation that the justice department had obtained the phone records of reporters during a leak investigation and an inspector general report found that the irs targeted tea party and conservative groups improperly. the president is trying to pivot from those as we look to next week. but the irs scandal is not going away. people already don't like the irs and this only adds to it. it has the potential to derail the president's second term agenda. obama wants immigration reform done but he has to show he's on top of this scandal to restore credibility to the agency or it will give conservatives a big opening to say, see, the government can't run the irs. how can it implement health care or properly secure the border? it will be very thorny in the it will be very thorny in the next few days and it will it will be very thorny in the nextare you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make s
. >>> it was a tough week to be in the white house. president obama was hit with a trio of controversies. the aftermath of the benghazi hearing, the revelation that the justice department had obtained the phone records of reporters during a leak investigation and an inspector general report found that the irs targeted tea party and conservative groups improperly. the president is trying to pivot from those as we look to next week. but the irs scandal is not going away. people already...
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ray suarez has that story. >> we appreciate your efforts >> suarez: at the white house, president obama greeted the president of myanmar, thein sein-- the first leader of his country welcomed to washington in nearly 47 years. >> we want you to know that u.s. will assist you >> suarez: for a half century, a military junta ruled myanmar, also known as burma and home to some 48 million people. then, in 2007, thein sein-- himself a general and junta member-- became prime minister and began gradual reforms. three years later, the country held its first elections in 20 years, and a week after that, the government released longtime opposition leader aung san suu kyi from years of house arrest. in the following months, thousands of other political prisoners were freed. then, in late 2011, u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton made a landmark visit to myanmar, meeting with both suu kyi and thein sein. >> i made it clear that he, and those who support that vision which he laid out for me, both inside and outside of government, will have our support as they continue to make progress, and that th
ray suarez has that story. >> we appreciate your efforts >> suarez: at the white house, president obama greeted the president of myanmar, thein sein-- the first leader of his country welcomed to washington in nearly 47 years. >> we want you to know that u.s. will assist you >> suarez: for a half century, a military junta ruled myanmar, also known as burma and home to some 48 million people. then, in 2007, thein sein-- himself a general and junta member-- became prime...
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well, they're running against barack obama and they're tying up the white house and they're tying up the agenda and it's really unfortunate because we have real problems. >> real problems from immigration to jobs, jobs, jobs. >> guns. >> and they're messing with some things that happened that were serious in terms of not only the liberties of the press, but what happened in benghazi and what happened that those leaks were about, as the attorney general, it put lives at risk. this is serious stuff. this is not petty politics. david corn and joan walsh, thank you both for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> thank you. >>> still ahead, dick cheney accuses president obama of a coverup. really? republicans seem to be suffering from scandal amnesia. they've totally forgotten about the bush years. >>> also, today's stunning news about angelina jolie and her new focus on getting quality, affordable health care for millions of women. stay with us. ♪ [ agent smith ] i've found software that intrigues me. it appears it's an agent of good. ♪ [ agent smith ] ge software connects patients to n
well, they're running against barack obama and they're tying up the white house and they're tying up the agenda and it's really unfortunate because we have real problems. >> real problems from immigration to jobs, jobs, jobs. >> guns. >> and they're messing with some things that happened that were serious in terms of not only the liberties of the press, but what happened in benghazi and what happened that those leaks were about, as the attorney general, it put lives at risk....
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as the white house scrambles to resell obama care to the public, democrats are pulling out all the stops. >> we have certain inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. one might argue that education and health care fall into those provisions of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. although health care was not listed per se in the constitution, it should be a constitutional right. >> life, check. liberty, check, pursuit of happiness, check, in the constitution. john, i don't see obama care anywhere in this document. >> it's not, eric. unfortunately the representative and many democrats are ignorant as to just what a right is. a right is aight to action, to pursue your life, liberty and happiness. it's not a right to a freebie or a gooder service from someone else. just a notion of a right to health care means that other people are enslaved to provide you with that health care. the result is the destruction of all rights. that's why the founders understood it to be individual rights. it's your life, your liberty and your happiness. that's why health care, educ
as the white house scrambles to resell obama care to the public, democrats are pulling out all the stops. >> we have certain inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. one might argue that education and health care fall into those provisions of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. although health care was not listed per se in the constitution, it should be a constitutional right. >> life, check. liberty, check, pursuit of happiness, check, in the...
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there are three controversies threatening the white house and the response from the obama administration sounds -- well, why don't you take a listen? >> i can assure you that i certainly did not know anything about the ig report before the ig report had been leaked through press -- >> i would as the cia. >> i was not the person involved in that decision. >> so who was? where exactly does the buck stop? who knew that the irs was targeting conservative groups that were trying to get tax exempt status? who led the american public to believe something that turned out not to be true? and why did the department of justice secretly obtain associated press phone records. the white house director of communications joins us tonight. jennifer, thank you very much for taking the time. when you hear those sound bites, it does sound like a lot of blaming other people. >> you know, the president is the chief executive of the government. and understands that it doesn't matter how these problems arose, it's his problem -- it's his responsibility and problem to fix them. and in each of these -- in each of
there are three controversies threatening the white house and the response from the obama administration sounds -- well, why don't you take a listen? >> i can assure you that i certainly did not know anything about the ig report before the ig report had been leaked through press -- >> i would as the cia. >> i was not the person involved in that decision. >> so who was? where exactly does the buck stop? who knew that the irs was targeting conservative groups that were...
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i am not saying obama should immediately fire holder but he owes them resignation to the white house because this whole summer will be eaten up with the attorney general under scrutiny and you'll have things like immigration reform in the coming weeks forgotten about and mired in scandal nothing wrong with residing and holder should consider that if he is not written that letter already. >> as soon as one resigns they are looking to tee off the next and it wasn't enough it is like multiple attack clients and with the massacre of richard nixon to eventually get the of butler that one resignation often does not cut it. >> but the difference is eric holder did not break the law. neil: we don't know that. >> but he should be able to step aside we have lost the art of resignation. you have to serve the president and holder is hurting from obama and will continue. what is the point* to stay on? many people stepping down. >> with a new could save the treasury secretary lew and if he oversaw the department that oversaw the iras or other agencies that might or might not have cobbled together
i am not saying obama should immediately fire holder but he owes them resignation to the white house because this whole summer will be eaten up with the attorney general under scrutiny and you'll have things like immigration reform in the coming weeks forgotten about and mired in scandal nothing wrong with residing and holder should consider that if he is not written that letter already. >> as soon as one resigns they are looking to tee off the next and it wasn't enough it is like...
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well team obama has been on floor full fledged crisis management mode when the press went after white house press secretary jay carney and u.s. attorney general eric holder during separate press conferences today from the latest details on the benghazi consulate attack to the i.r.s. controversy to the department of justice is secret investigation of a few reporters there is no shortage of scandal coming out this week out of d.c. so to talk in greater detail about what they pay top executives actually call a massive and unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations conduct business i was joined earlier by marcy wheeler she is an investigative reporter with mt wheeled dot net and i started off by asking her why this case is so unusual the thing that's most unusual about this is when the o.j. goes after reporters or reporters records they subpoena the report of they give notice and in this case they didn't do it in fact we still don't know when d.o.j. went and got these records no one in all of the blitz today have have confessed that and so on. normally the a.p. would have had an
well team obama has been on floor full fledged crisis management mode when the press went after white house press secretary jay carney and u.s. attorney general eric holder during separate press conferences today from the latest details on the benghazi consulate attack to the i.r.s. controversy to the department of justice is secret investigation of a few reporters there is no shortage of scandal coming out this week out of d.c. so to talk in greater detail about what they pay top executives...
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yesterday president obama named miller's replacement. white house budget official daniel werfel is expected to stay on through september. >>> when a 7th grader from reno started choking on lunch, a quick-thinking friend saved his life. the entire thing was caught on tape at that school. check out dj miller standing and eating, then trying to get a drink of water. turns out he was choking. he gets his friend angelo's attention. angelo without hesitation jumps right into action patting him on the back and then starts in with the heimlich maneuver. and he got his good friend drinking and breathing once again. >> i think he could have died or something and just glad i was here. he is one of my best friends. so it's good to still have him here. >> angelo says he never really learned how to do the heimlich. it just says -- he says instinct just kicked in. the school is now planning on holding a heimlich lesson for the entire student body. probably a good idea. >> that is a good idea. i think everyone should know how to do that. >> look at that
yesterday president obama named miller's replacement. white house budget official daniel werfel is expected to stay on through september. >>> when a 7th grader from reno started choking on lunch, a quick-thinking friend saved his life. the entire thing was caught on tape at that school. check out dj miller standing and eating, then trying to get a drink of water. turns out he was choking. he gets his friend angelo's attention. angelo without hesitation jumps right into action patting...
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rene, the white house is on the defense. president obama's approval numbers yet are on the upswing. how is the white house reacting today? >> reporter: right, don. 53% approval rating is welcome news for the president, but it is so clear that the white house is ready to move on. the president's senior adviser dan pfeiffer, appearing on all five sunday talk shows saying that they won't be distracted from the important issues, like jobs, and they won't participate in "partisan fishing expeditions." now, on cnn's "state of the union" pfeiffer said that even though top treasury officials were aware of the irs investigation last year before the election, the white house did not know until a few weeks ago. >> here's the cardinal rule when you have situations like these. not just for this white house but all white houses. you do not interfere were an independent investigation and you do not do anything to get off the appearance of interference in an independent investigation, but the treasury department knew. >> as they should, because they oversee the irs. >> all right. and the majority o
rene, the white house is on the defense. president obama's approval numbers yet are on the upswing. how is the white house reacting today? >> reporter: right, don. 53% approval rating is welcome news for the president, but it is so clear that the white house is ready to move on. the president's senior adviser dan pfeiffer, appearing on all five sunday talk shows saying that they won't be distracted from the important issues, like jobs, and they won't participate in "partisan fishing...
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at the white house today, president obama meeting with the turkish prime minister, the two are expected to discuss the situation in syria, among a number of other issues. they'll also hold a joint news conference at noon eastern today . president obama said he'll talk more about the resignation yesterday of i.r.s. acting commissioner steven miller in response to the news that i.r.s. officials targeted certain conservative groups. we'll have live coverage of the news conference from the white house on c-span3. yerl this morning michelle bachmann, who chairs the tea party caucus in the house, and other republican members and representatives of tea party groups across the country held a news conference on capitol hill to discuss the i.r.s. targeting. ere it is. >> thank you, everyone, for being here. my name is michelle bachmann, i'm a member of congress from minnesota's sixth congressional district. i'm also the chairman of the tea party caucus in the house of representatives and a former federal tax litigation attorney for the i.r.s., as well as the author of the bill to repeal obamacare
at the white house today, president obama meeting with the turkish prime minister, the two are expected to discuss the situation in syria, among a number of other issues. they'll also hold a joint news conference at noon eastern today . president obama said he'll talk more about the resignation yesterday of i.r.s. acting commissioner steven miller in response to the news that i.r.s. officials targeted certain conservative groups. we'll have live coverage of the news conference from the white...
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white house press secretary jay carney as well as u.s. attorney general eric holder during separate press conferences today from the latest details on the benghazi consulate attack to the i.r.s. controversy and even the department of justice secret investigation on a.p. reporters there is no shortage of scandal coming out of d.c. this week to talk in greater detail about what the a.p. tops executive calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion and to how news organizations operate i'm joined now by marcy wheeler she's an investigative reporter at mt well dot net hi there marcy thank you so much for joining us now first of all you follow instances of surveillance this is not the first time that the department of justice has taken records from journalists or from private citizens why is this case so once usual and are we learned today as a result of this case in particular. the thing that's most unusual about this is when the o.j. goes after reporters or reporters records they subpoena the report of they give notice and in this case they did
white house press secretary jay carney as well as u.s. attorney general eric holder during separate press conferences today from the latest details on the benghazi consulate attack to the i.r.s. controversy and even the department of justice secret investigation on a.p. reporters there is no shortage of scandal coming out of d.c. this week to talk in greater detail about what the a.p. tops executive calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion and to how news organizations operate i'm joined now...
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white house and the i.r.s. scandal but how does this controversy and the other recent ones compare to watergate scandals and others of the past i'll ask newsweek's eleanor clift just a mom also revelations that the justice department seized the phone records of the associated press reporters as the media up in arms about freedom of the press or where was all this outrage when peter king said he wanted to prosecute julian assad is using the espionage act so i love this and more than i was lone liberal rubble and there's only one thing i want to say to all the former bush administration.
white house and the i.r.s. scandal but how does this controversy and the other recent ones compare to watergate scandals and others of the past i'll ask newsweek's eleanor clift just a mom also revelations that the justice department seized the phone records of the associated press reporters as the media up in arms about freedom of the press or where was all this outrage when peter king said he wanted to prosecute julian assad is using the espionage act so i love this and more than i was lone...
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. >> it's a big story that dovetails with another big story, the beer summit president obama holds at the white house to mend fences between a cambridge, massachusetts, police officer and a harvard professor over a controversial arrest. >> and we decided to take a cue from the president. >> in that spirit a local toledo television station decides to organize a beer summit of its own featuring ben and maxwell. >> good to see you. >> nice to finally meet you. >> i feel like a bond, you know what i mean. >> a little bit. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> here you go. >> thank you very much. a peace offering. >> we had our beer. we talked about the city, talked about some of the issues facing young people in the city, facing downtown toledo, which he also had some interest in. so we found some common ground. >> it's a very productive evening for me at least. i hope it wasn't too bad for you. >> nope, not at all. i got a free beer out of it. >> got a free beer. >> i would be willing to move past our heckling incident and try to get him involved in some way constructively for the community. >> but austi
. >> it's a big story that dovetails with another big story, the beer summit president obama holds at the white house to mend fences between a cambridge, massachusetts, police officer and a harvard professor over a controversial arrest. >> and we decided to take a cue from the president. >> in that spirit a local toledo television station decides to organize a beer summit of its own featuring ben and maxwell. >> good to see you. >> nice to finally meet you....
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and one of the interesting parts of the obama administration's and the white house's reaction to the benghazi controversy or scandal is the fact that they have now accepted the fact that what a lot of us were reporting in september and october -- i was with another network and i was reporting all these state department requests being denied, all these individuals on the ground in libya asking the state department we need more security, why are you taking away our airplane, we want a tour of this security team extended. and the white house and state department was pushing back very aggressively in my report saying that's not true, this is not an issue, this is not the case. now they accept that it is true, now they accept that it is the case and it is one of the points of the three controversies before, during and after and the response to the security situation in benghazi, it is the one that they are seeding and it is the one that the independent review concludes was handled incredibly poorly by the state department. >> that's why the president went out of his way just now saying we
and one of the interesting parts of the obama administration's and the white house's reaction to the benghazi controversy or scandal is the fact that they have now accepted the fact that what a lot of us were reporting in september and october -- i was with another network and i was reporting all these state department requests being denied, all these individuals on the ground in libya asking the state department we need more security, why are you taking away our airplane, we want a tour of...
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and it is fascinating in terms of how the white house has approached this. president obama did say today at the press conference that the first he knew about this was from news reports on friday. it shows the degree to which the irs was not making this information out there public. politically though, it is an issue that both sides will go after it. they realize they have to. the irs is supposed to be tim partial referee. it is something that a lot of folks say if people don't trust the irs in any capacity, they think it is a political arm of the obama administration, it will have dire, dire effects in terms of the ability for any bipartisanship to move forward. i go back to what i said before. this is for the obama administration extremely damaging. because it feeds this conservative idea that government is to blame. the government is corrupt. that they're directing government in a way to personally target republicans. and republicans feel that they don't think it is in any sense playing and there is no type of deal to be made on immigration, the debt. they
and it is fascinating in terms of how the white house has approached this. president obama did say today at the press conference that the first he knew about this was from news reports on friday. it shows the degree to which the irs was not making this information out there public. politically though, it is an issue that both sides will go after it. they realize they have to. the irs is supposed to be tim partial referee. it is something that a lot of folks say if people don't trust the irs in...
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. >>> one of president obama's top advisers defending him today as the white house continues to juggle with controversy. good evening, everybody. you are. there i am here. neither of us randomly up and quit our jobs and moved to a remote island or purchased it for that matter. so that means we didn't hit the jackpot but check your powerball tickets because it could be a winner. a food lion store in lorton, virginia sold a $1 million powerball ticket. that means someone hit all five of those white numbers but not the power ball number. it was one of 33 million dollar winners nationwide. pretty nice. >>> the search is on in florida for the big ticket winner. at publix grocery store in a small town of sever sever hill sold the powerball ticket. only 13,000 people live in the touchb. while the winner has not come forward, word is traveling fast. >> we didn't win please don't call. >> my friend said we better be nice to everybody. everybody in town we better be nice. we don't know who it is. >> the publix that sold the the ticket will get an $85,000 bonus. if the winner takes the lump sum o
. >>> one of president obama's top advisers defending him today as the white house continues to juggle with controversy. good evening, everybody. you are. there i am here. neither of us randomly up and quit our jobs and moved to a remote island or purchased it for that matter. so that means we didn't hit the jackpot but check your powerball tickets because it could be a winner. a food lion store in lorton, virginia sold a $1 million powerball ticket. that means someone hit all five of...
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we at the white house had no knowledge of it. eric holder and president obama are about as tight as you can get in washington, aren't they? >> exactly. and i just signed jay carne find jay carney's sudden ignorance extremely convenience. when you have over a hundred journalists records being seized without notice you owe the country an explanation, and i can't wait to see how he's going to get out of this one. jon: does it make since, marvin, does it pass the smell test that the justice department would be subpoenaing these records and this story tha know, favorable to the white house, frankly, talked about how the white house was on top of terrorism in northern africa, and the white house would know nothing about it? >> no, that part of it doesn't -- doesn't sit very well with me either. but we have to be mindful of the fact that the government has a primary responsibility to defend this country in this particular case against the threat of global terrorism. we have to remember that last year "the new york times" was reporting a
we at the white house had no knowledge of it. eric holder and president obama are about as tight as you can get in washington, aren't they? >> exactly. and i just signed jay carne find jay carney's sudden ignorance extremely convenience. when you have over a hundred journalists records being seized without notice you owe the country an explanation, and i can't wait to see how he's going to get out of this one. jon: does it make since, marvin, does it pass the smell test that the justice...
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white house and the i.r.s. scandal but how does this controversy and the other recent ones compare to watergate scandals and others of the past i'll ask newsweek's eleanor clift just among also revelations that the justice department seized the phone records of the associated press reporters as the media up in arms about freedom of the press or where was all this outrage when peter king said he wanted to prosecute julian assad using the espionage act so i want this in more than eyes lol liberal rubble and there's only one thing i want to say to all the former bush administration talking heads over fox so-called news they like that isn't supposed to.
white house and the i.r.s. scandal but how does this controversy and the other recent ones compare to watergate scandals and others of the past i'll ask newsweek's eleanor clift just among also revelations that the justice department seized the phone records of the associated press reporters as the media up in arms about freedom of the press or where was all this outrage when peter king said he wanted to prosecute julian assad using the espionage act so i want this in more than eyes lol liberal...
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there are three controversies threatening the white house and the response from the obama
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it doesn't so much want the white house. try to think of someone they want to see there as it wants to imagine that barack obama isn't really president after all. that is their dream. not doing something but finding a way to achieve the nirvana. no president obama. no. no. no. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the gop jump-start shock. republicans are foaming at their mouth over the irs controversy despite the fact the president is taking action. he's taking action to get to the bottom of it. facts do not matter to today's gop. the most extreme far right voices in the party are he had looking the charge, starting with michele bachmann. >> earlier this week, we heard the word "impeachment" tossed around here on capitol hill. is that something that should be considered? >> i will tell you, as i have been home in my district, there isn't a weekend that hasn't gone by that someone says to me, mic
it doesn't so much want the white house. try to think of someone they want to see there as it wants to imagine that barack obama isn't really president after all. that is their dream. not doing something but finding a way to achieve the nirvana. no president obama. no. no. no. that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "politicsnation" with al sharpton starts right now. >>> thanks, chris. thanks to you for tuning in. tonight's lead, the gop jump-start...
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well meanwhile the white house insists it was in the dark regarding the surveillance of a.p. others say the move fits into the general trend of current government policies since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place. strict ing of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no different from any candidate that our president that came before her but also the fact that this is a comprehensive plan to shut out dissent in the united states. and i p journalists went near any ones who are proud to targeted by. a prominent bahraini activist says she's been a sabbat installed in her country gulping those authorities apparently she's on software the track record removed the storage of a program. the cia crosses the line russian intelligence i
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in order to guide the white house along. here are some questions that president obama should answer at tomorrow's press conference. question one, it's crucial. to decided that susan rice should go on five sunday talk shows? who decided to send her out there. there is a follow-up. emails released today proved that cia deputy director mike morell signed off on ambassador rice's talking points even though they were wrong. why hasn't he explained 8 months boss david petraeus on the record uncomfortable blaming the attack on a video. why hasn't morrell been fired like miller? second question armed teams on the night christopher stephens and three other americans were killed by terrorists. why didn't those teams help the ambassador? very specifically, why didn't they help? next question. when exactly, mr. president, were you convinced the benghazi attack was generated by organized terrorists and not by a spontaneous mob? two weeks after the attack still1 you were still referencing an anti-muslim video when you were just told days
in order to guide the white house along. here are some questions that president obama should answer at tomorrow's press conference. question one, it's crucial. to decided that susan rice should go on five sunday talk shows? who decided to send her out there. there is a follow-up. emails released today proved that cia deputy director mike morell signed off on ambassador rice's talking points even though they were wrong. why hasn't he explained 8 months boss david petraeus on the record...
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. >>> newly released white house e-mails provide a glimpse into how the obama administration handled the talking points right after the benghazi terror attack. the 99 pages of e-mails between the white house, state department and cia detail the preparation of those points, the same ones susan rice used the following sunday on multiple morning news shows. an e-mail from then cia director david petraeus reveals some of thinks hesitations. petraeus writes, "no mention of the cable to cairo either? frankly, i just as asoon not use this then." the concern after the deputies scratched out mentions in initial talking points memo about al qaeda, the experience of fighters in libya, a warning to the embassy on the eve of the attack and more. >>> u.s. officials say a person who played a central role in the benghazi attack has been identified. federal criminal charges against that person will soon be made public. >>> attorney general eric holder says it wasn't his him but his number two who made the call to subpoena phone records from the associated press. grilled on kpild yesterday, holder sai
. >>> newly released white house e-mails provide a glimpse into how the obama administration handled the talking points right after the benghazi terror attack. the 99 pages of e-mails between the white house, state department and cia detail the preparation of those points, the same ones susan rice used the following sunday on multiple morning news shows. an e-mail from then cia director david petraeus reveals some of thinks hesitations. petraeus writes, "no mention of the cable to...
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obama care. wendell goler live outside the white house. wendell, you might say this is the worst timing possible foren because it's likely to help republicans trying to repeal obama care but a different timing may actually be good for sarah hall ingraham who is the woman who once ran the irs tax exempt office that's accused of singling out tea party groups for extra scrutiny. turns out ms. ingraham went over to her obama care position the one she now holds in 2010 six months before the tea party crack down was discovered by the person who replaced her in her new job. she will be responsible for making sure working people buy insurance and are provided with government subsidies if they can't provide it. still republicans don't like the idea offer putting her in that post she provided horrendous public service under her watch and now she is going to do the same thing under obama care. swell. this is a perfect example of why we need tax reform. >> actually, republicans don't want anyone in that most. house voted yesterday for the 37th time to
obama care. wendell goler live outside the white house. wendell, you might say this is the worst timing possible foren because it's likely to help republicans trying to repeal obama care but a different timing may actually be good for sarah hall ingraham who is the woman who once ran the irs tax exempt office that's accused of singling out tea party groups for extra scrutiny. turns out ms. ingraham went over to her obama care position the one she now holds in 2010 six months before the tea...
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in order to guide the white house along. here are some questions that president obama should answer at tomorrow's press conference. question one, it's crucial. to decided that susan rice should go on five sunday talk shows? who decided to send her out there. there is a follow-up. emails released today proved that cia deputy director mike morell signed off on ambassador rice's talking points even though they were wrong. why hasn't he explained 8 months boss david petraeus on the record uncomfortable blaming the attack on a video. why hasn't morrell been fired like miller? second question armed teams on the night christopher stephens and three other americans were killed by terrorists. why didn't those teams help the ambassador? very specifically, why didn't they help? next question. when exactly, mr. president, were you convinced the benghazi attack was generated by organized terrorists and not by a spontaneous mob? two weeks after the attack still1 you were still referencing an anti-muslim video when you were just told days
in order to guide the white house along. here are some questions that president obama should answer at tomorrow's press conference. question one, it's crucial. to decided that susan rice should go on five sunday talk shows? who decided to send her out there. there is a follow-up. emails released today proved that cia deputy director mike morell signed off on ambassador rice's talking points even though they were wrong. why hasn't he explained 8 months boss david petraeus on the record...
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. >>> damage control at the white house. president obama is hitting back, taking steps to contain a series of major controversies. can he save his second term agenda? >>> an exclusive inside look how the u.s. military is force feeding hunger stricken detainees in guantanamo bay. defense lawyers say it is inhumane. >>> giant waves of ice 30 feet high in some places pushing ashore and crushing lake front homes. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> we begin over at the white house wherehe
. >>> damage control at the white house. president obama is hitting back, taking steps to contain a series of major controversies. can he save his second term agenda? >>> an exclusive inside look how the u.s. military is force feeding hunger stricken detainees in guantanamo bay. defense lawyers say it is inhumane. >>> giant waves of ice 30 feet high in some places pushing ashore and crushing lake front homes. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and...
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. >>> outrageous is president obama described the target of groups. speaking at the white house the president said he will not tolerate the targeting of specific groups by a federal agency. >> the irs has an independent agency and requires absolute integrity and people have to have confidence that they are applying it in a nonpartisan way. and you should feel that way regardless of party, i don't care whether you are democrat, independent or republican. >> joining us on the fallout of the admitted bias. what if anything did we learn new today from the president and his aides? >> one was the president of the united states decided to eject unequivocal anger of what has been reported. we learned when anyone learned of the scandal jay carney said while he and the president didn't learn about it until friday when news reports emerged that the white house lawyer, the president's council had been informed on april 22 that the report within the irs was about to be completed, not the substance of the conclusions but that the report was about to be completed. >
. >>> outrageous is president obama described the target of groups. speaking at the white house the president said he will not tolerate the targeting of specific groups by a federal agency. >> the irs has an independent agency and requires absolute integrity and people have to have confidence that they are applying it in a nonpartisan way. and you should feel that way regardless of party, i don't care whether you are democrat, independent or republican. >> joining us on the...
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rich edson is live from the white house with the latest. hey, rich. >> the white house says the treasury secretary tim geithner among other -- jack lew, will be here from the white house that steps should happen at the internal revenue service after the inspector general report was issued last night, basically saying they developed the criteria, these red flags for conservative organizations applying for tax-exempt status. they used these criteria for a good part of the 18 months it slowed down the applications. the inpick tore general's report didn't exactly point out who was responsible for developing these criteria. that is why so many investigations are ongoing, criminal with the department of justice and a number of others going on in congress. the white house talking a bit about this after the president issued the statement last night though they offered few specifics what the president actually wants to see happen at the irs. >> he wants to see that, what, that the actions taken as revealed by the treasury report that are inappropria
rich edson is live from the white house with the latest. hey, rich. >> the white house says the treasury secretary tim geithner among other -- jack lew, will be here from the white house that steps should happen at the internal revenue service after the inspector general report was issued last night, basically saying they developed the criteria, these red flags for conservative organizations applying for tax-exempt status. they used these criteria for a good part of the 18 months it...
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to the white house council for community solutions. thank you all for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> our goal is to get to solutions why are people poor? >> i think the media and legislators have a certain attitude about poverty and about people who are poor, so first of all, we need to change our attitudes and make sure they are at the table, the decision-making table and that they have an opportunity to have a voice in the media as well. >>> so we've got attitudes, we've got or wage structure, and we've got an issue of childhood poverty. mayor, do you have a different way of imagining why are people poor? >> i think people are poor, because we are turning away from making the hard decision, we are no longer treating poverty in the united states of america as a national crisis, and the entire discussion around poverty has moved away. so in my mind, many of our conservative friends have been winning the argument. we're not making -- we now immediate to make, because those initiatives have lost in terms of public opinion des
to the white house council for community solutions. thank you all for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> our goal is to get to solutions why are people poor? >> i think the media and legislators have a certain attitude about poverty and about people who are poor, so first of all, we need to change our attitudes and make sure they are at the table, the decision-making table and that they have an opportunity to have a voice in the media as well. >>> so we've got...
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what is your feeling on whether the white house and president obama's at mrgs acted quickly enough? >> i they they did. they wanted the report before making any final comment you the president acted very quickly, which it is. congress should do its job with respect to oversight. >> congressman, i know you've been involved in the disclose act, attempts to make more transparent the donor process with some of these groups. was something like this inevitable, giving the way the campaign finance laws have played out with the i.r.s. overseeing some of these groups? is this a -- are we reaping what we have sown legislatively here? >> well, chris, it was not inevitable that they would target right-leaning groups based on, you know, certainly key words, but the underlying point you are raising is an important one, which is that after citizens united, which was the supreme court case that said corporations could spend as much as they wanted, you have a proliferation of these groups trying to get into this game and get tax-exempt status, and at the same time not have to disclose their donors,
what is your feeling on whether the white house and president obama's at mrgs acted quickly enough? >> i they they did. they wanted the report before making any final comment you the president acted very quickly, which it is. congress should do its job with respect to oversight. >> congressman, i know you've been involved in the disclose act, attempts to make more transparent the donor process with some of these groups. was something like this inevitable, giving the way the campaign...
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although the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. analysts beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no different from any candidate that our president that came before him but also the fact that this is a comprehensive plan to shut out dissent in the united states. well plugging in the flows of illegal weapons later in the program we report on the syrian government offensive in a rebel held border town seen as a key smuggling route for arms from lebanon. also ahead as activist groups point to human rights violations of bahrain a local campaigner tells us about the kingdoms of new ways of spying on his people h
although the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. analysts beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in...
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if you believe that, the tea party was bedeviling obama over the debt ceiling the idea that the white house is not involved with getting this investigation to intimidate or put out of business the tea party, i have --. for example greg government abuse of power is a federal crime. >> this is the total politicization of the federal government. we have the justice department, the i.r.s., we have the white house law donilom and there are answers to questions that have to be gotten to get our government back. >> it is chicago gangster politics. the i.r.s. thing, 16,000 more agents in charge of health care? go back to the other issue: there are big questions, and the question is, where did the video come from? it didn't fall from the sky. >>gregg: we will talk about hillary clinton although she has not said whether she is running for president. could the fallout from benghazi derail former secretary of state, hillary clinton before it gets off the ground? our insiders will weigh in on that. ber 17, 1903, the wright brothers became the first in flight. [ goodall ] i think the most amazing t
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thank you very much. >> bret: president obama in the east room of the white house, announcing that he's holding parties responsible for what happened at the irs after seeing the irs internal investigation, the inspector general's report. he has had secretary lew, the treasury secretary request and accept the resignation of the acting irs commissioner, steven miller. he also said he's going to work with congress to make sure that this does not happen again. a fairly sment. as we predicted, taking action tonight after a paper statement last night. with that, let's bring back our panel for some reaction. judge napolitano, a.b. studdard, and charles krauthammer. charles? >> that was a holding operation. that was the absolute minimum he could have done. he relieves one person. he obviously had to. he had to relieve at least one person. he chose, of course, the acting competition. i would have expected more. the other actions he announced are up to now meaningless. obama and this administration has said a hundred times they're going to hold x, y, z accountable for all kinds of behavior. in be
thank you very much. >> bret: president obama in the east room of the white house, announcing that he's holding parties responsible for what happened at the irs after seeing the irs internal investigation, the inspector general's report. he has had secretary lew, the treasury secretary request and accept the resignation of the acting irs commissioner, steven miller. he also said he's going to work with congress to make sure that this does not happen again. a fairly sment. as we predicted,...
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all the white house insists it was in the dark over the surveillance of the a.p. alice beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what i want to stress is that the effectiveness of the obama administration in persecuting whistleblowers shows not only the fact that obama himself is no different from any candidate that our president that came before him but also the fact that this is a comprehensive plan to shut out dissent in the united states. now some countries also make sure other governments are in the loop when they need to snoop surveillance technology developed in the u.k. was used against a bahraini activist is now taking legal action and she tells her story here in our t.v. in a couple of minutes. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there is a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington was wall r.t. . although the white house insists it was in the dock over the surveillance of the a team adam as the beg to differ since nine eleven particularly we've seen the rapid expansion of a police state in this country it is the infrastructure of the police state is already in place so the restricting of the flow of information by the government and its various mouthpieces this is part of this creeping police state and what i what
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there is a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a...
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jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a history of aggressively going after whistleblowers prosecuting more people for leaking classified information than any other administration combined and washington was wall r.t. . and meanwhile the white house insists it was in the dark regarding the surveillance of a page but i'm going to say the move fits into the general trend of current government policies. it's being called an unprecedented government intrusion the justice department secretly collected two months of telephone records from the associated press and it's rip it's basically trying to achieve what united states ministrations have be
jay carney reiterated the obama administration's dedication to transparency he believes strongly in the need for the press to be unfettered in its pursuit of investigative journalism he also believes strongly as a citizen and as president in the need to ensure that classified information is not leaked because it can endanger our national security interests there's a balance between transparency and national security has been a delicate one since nine eleven the obama administration has a...
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barack obama meets david cameron at the white house. the two promise to step up pressure on syria. the question is how? it's back to the future in pakistan as nawaz sharif celebrates the prospect of becoming prime minister for a third time. ♪
barack obama meets david cameron at the white house. the two promise to step up pressure on syria. the question is how? it's back to the future in pakistan as nawaz sharif celebrates the prospect of becoming prime minister for a third time. ♪
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>>> president obama is weathering the storm of controversy surrounding his white house for now. however, under stormy skies in atlanta, mr. obama attempted to move the focus off the irs, benghazi, and the associated press. he spoke about the economy and health care in his address to morehouse college. >> my job as prdz is to advocate for policies that generate more opportunity for everybody. policies that strengthen the middle class and give more people the chance to climb their way into the middle class. policies that create more good jobs and reduce poverty and educate more children and give more families the security of health care and protect more of our children from the horrors of gun violence. that's my job. >> so can the president change the focus from the recent scandals and controversies? let's turn to charles blow in new york and errol in washington. writing for the "new york times." good to see you both. >> ross, let me begin with you. the president seems to be moving forward. his approval rating is up even after all these controversies were revealed. so does washing
>>> president obama is weathering the storm of controversy surrounding his white house for now. however, under stormy skies in atlanta, mr. obama attempted to move the focus off the irs, benghazi, and the associated press. he spoke about the economy and health care in his address to morehouse college. >> my job as prdz is to advocate for policies that generate more opportunity for everybody. policies that strengthen the middle class and give more people the chance to climb their...
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the white house knew what was going on. inform president obama in the 2012 election? >> yeah. n more of that kind of talk. when did they know it? you know, was it some kind of ploy to try -- >> isn't there a little fact that's getting lost in the e coordination, which is that the republicans in congress were also told at the same time? >> that's right. darryl issa the head of the government oversight committee. am looking into it. >> what would you do about it? >> we didn't hear anything from him then. >> right. >> it's kind of hard for them to make the argument that we were kept in the dark when they weren't kept in the dark. >> they were going to do with it. >> bill: i am not necessarily defending the irs. i just think this is a scandal that is not a scandal, you know. you really look. am some people kind of out of control or running amok or lazy or whatever. the "new york times" reports yesterday, which i was surprised has hasn't been reported. the sub head on the "new york times" story snow scrutiny went beyond conservative groups. >> i haven't seen that. am in the article
the white house knew what was going on. inform president obama in the 2012 election? >> yeah. n more of that kind of talk. when did they know it? you know, was it some kind of ploy to try -- >> isn't there a little fact that's getting lost in the e coordination, which is that the republicans in congress were also told at the same time? >> that's right. darryl issa the head of the government oversight committee. am looking into it. >> what would you do about it? >>...